The art historian and former park ranger Emily Eliza Scott takes
visitors on two expeditions through the exhibition, exploring the
various locations and topics of World of Matter in the specific context
of the Ruhr.

The last INDUSTRIAL Matinée will be the occasion to dive into some of
the documents on the table of INDUSTRIAL (Research) but, also, to share a
few new discoveries, presented by Thibaut de Ruyter, one of the two
curators of the exhibition.

From Industry to Industrial presents a series of historic and
contemporary promotional, documentary and experimental films and videos
on industry. Among the subjects it addresses are oil, coal and steel as
historic drivers of modernisation, the relationships between men and
machines, the capitalisation of cities and the artists’ take on the rise
and fall of western industrial societies.

For the project UTOPIA STOCK EXCHANGE we are appealing to
inhabitants of Dortmund and its environs. We are looking for utopias of
any kind. Anyone with a good idea that has the potential to be developed
may take part. UTOPIA STOCK EXCHANGE asks: What would you do if for once money,
time and feasibility didn’t matter? What should Dortmund look like if
everything were possible? What would be different in a perfect world?

The four-day NEW INDUSTRIES CONFERENCE examines the global financial crisis, the consequences of de-industrialisation, and the emergence of new forms of industry. A science slam on ‘New Industries’ will round off the programme.